Bob Denver Net Worth
Bob Denver Net Worth is
$20 Million
Bob Denver Bio/Wiki, Net Worth, Married 2018
Robert Osbourne "Bob" Denver was an American comedic actor known for his roles as Gilligan on the television series Gilligan's Island and the beatnik Maynard G. Krebs on the 1959–1963 TV series The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis. | Full Name | Bob Denver |
| Net Worth | $20 Million |
| Date Of Birth | January 9, 1935, New Rochelle, New York, United States |
| Died | September 2, 2005, Winston-Salem, North Carolina, United States |
| Place Of Birth | New Rochelle |
| Height | 1.73 m |
| Profession | Actor, Radio personality |
| Education | Loyola Marymount University |
| Nationality | United States of America |
| Spouse | Dreama Perry Denver (m. 1979–2005) |
| Children | Patrick Denver, Megan Denver, Colin Denver, Emily Denver |
| Nicknames | Robert Osborne David Denver , Little buddy , Robert Denver , Robert Osbourne "Bob" Denver |
| Awards | TV Land Pop Culture Award |
| Movies | Rescue from Gilligan's Island, For Those Who Think Young, The Castaways on Gilligan's Island, Back to the Beach, Who's Minding the Mint?, A Private's Affair, The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island, The Sweet Ride, Did You Hear the One About the Traveling Saleslady?, High School U.S.A., Surviv... |
| TV Shows | Gilligan's Planet, Far Out Space Nuts, The New Adventures of Gilligan, Dusty's Trail, The Good Guys, Gilligan's Island, The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis |
| Star Sign | Capricorn |
| # | Trademark |
|---|---|
| 1 | Frequently wore the white sailor's hat that he used as Gilligan |
| Title | Salary |
|---|---|
| The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (1959) | $250 /episode |
| # | Quote |
|---|---|
| 1 | [on Gilligan's Island (1964)] It's silly, yes, but children laugh and adults can if they want to. It's aimed at the vast everybody. |
| 2 | [on his late Gilligan's Island (1964) co-star, Alan Hale Jr.] He was a big, lovable man who made everybody feel good. He had a great time with his life. |
| 3 | [on his character Gilligan] People thank me for giving them a break from life. |
| # | Fact |
|---|---|
| 1 | Bob Denver enjoyed going sailing in real life. But for obvious reasons he dreaded it when he had to rent a boat. People would often say the same jokes to him every time he did. Like oh three hour tour huh?. |
| 2 | He was known to be a very shy and private person. |
| 3 | Worked with Exotic animal trainer's Ralph Helfer's African Lion Zamba twice from The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (1959) and Gilligan's Island (1964). |
| 4 | Bob Devner passed away on September 2, 2005, four months away from what would have been his 71st birthday on January 9, 2006. |
| 5 | Had played the same character (Gilligan) on seven different series: Gilligan's Island (1964), The New Adventures of Gilligan (1974), Gilligan's Planet (1982), The New Gidget (1986), ALF (1986), Baywatch (1989) and Meego (1997). |
| 6 | Guest-starred on the final episode of the situation comedy Make Room for Daddy (1953). |
| 7 | Denver, Colorado, was named in honor of his great-great grandfather James William Denver (1817-1892), who was the territorial governor of Kansas. |
| 8 | On Friday, October 15, 1976, while preparing to appear in a stage production of Woody Allen's "Play It Again, Sam" at the Tidewater Dinner Theatre in Norfolk, Virginia, was charged with driving under the influence of an intoxicant, refusal to submit to a breath and blood alcohol tests, and driving without an operator's license. |
| 9 | Denver's son, Patrick Denver played Young Gilligan in one of the episodes of Gilligan's Island (1964) during a dream sequence. |
| 10 | Discovered acting while studying law at Loyola University in Los Angeles, California in the 1950s. |
| 11 | Replaced Woody Allen as the protagonist in Allen's play "Play It Again, Sam" on Broadway in 1970. |
| 12 | Playing beatnik Maynard G. Krebs on the comedy series The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (1959), Denver's most enduring line from that series was his freaked-out exclamation "Work!?" whenever anyone mentioned the word within hearing distance. |
| 13 | The Gilligan/Skipper slapstick exchange were modeled after the comedy duo/icons of Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy. |
| 14 | After surviving quadruple bypass surgery in early 2005, he was diagnosed with cancer only a few months before his death on September 2. Treated at Wake Forest University Baptist Hospital, he died in Winston-Salem, North Carolina. |
| 15 | The first name of his character Gilligan, which was never mentioned on the series, was Willy. It was mentioned in the original pilot, but because three of the parts were recast, it was never shown until the 90s. |
| 16 | On Tuesday, September 6, 2005, Bob's friend from the comedy series The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (1959), former actress-turned-California State Senator Sheila James Kuehl, who played boy-crazy Zelda Gilroy on the series, was granted her request that the Senate adjourn in Denver's memory. |
| 17 | Made his film debut in a small role in A Private's Affair (1959) starring Sal Mineo just prior to finding television fame. |
| 18 | Raised in Brownwood, Texas where he graduated from high school. The family eventually moved to California. |
| 19 | Studying at Loyola Marymount in Los Angeles where he received a degree in political science, he switched from a possible law career to acting and made his West Coast stage debut in a late 1950s production of "The Caine Mutiny Court-Martial". |
| 20 | Bob Denver's date of birth on Wednesday, January 9, 1935, was just a day after Elvis Presley's date of birth, on Tuesday, January 8, 1935. |
| 21 | Denver often went out of his way to help his fellow cast members on Gilligan's Island (1964). This is included trying to give Dawn Wells an equal share of publicity as Tina Louise and demanding that she and Russell Johnson be given an equal credit in the series' title sequence. |
| 22 | Father of Patrick Denver, Megan Denver, Emily Denver and Colin Denver. Grandfather of Elana Denver. |
| 23 | In real life, he is diametrically opposite of the well-known inept and goofy characters he has portrayed on television. He is an enormously talented, introverted, and well-read man who loves children, especially his own. |
| 24 | Had a son, Colin, with Dreama - had 3 other children from previous marriages. |
| 25 | Denver suffered a broken neck in 1956, which prevented him from getting inducted in the United States Army. |
| 26 | Used to work for the United States Postal Service as a postman, and as a high school teacher. |
| 27 | His future co-star on The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (1959), Dwayne Hickman, was a classmate at Loyola-Marymount. |
| 28 | Attended and graduated from Loyola University in Los Angeles, California (now Loyola Marymount University) in 1957. |
Actor
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Meego | 1997 | TV Series | Gilligan |
| Roseanne | 1995 | TV Series | Jackie |
| Gilligan's Island | 1964-1992 | TV Series | Gilligan |
| Baywatch | 1992 | TV Series | Gilligan |
| Bring Me the Head of Dobie Gillis | 1988 | TV Movie | Maynard G. Krebs |
| ALF | 1987 | TV Series | Gilligan |
| The New Gidget | 1987 | TV Series | Gilligan |
| Back to the Beach | 1987 | Bartender | |
| High School U.S.A. | 1983 | TV Movie | Milton Feld |
| Fantasy Island | 1980-1983 | TV Series | Tim Kearns / Don Winters / Francis Elkins / ... |
| The Invisible Woman | 1983 | TV Movie | Dr. Dudley Plunkett |
| Gilligan's Planet | 1982 | TV Series | Gilligan |
| Scamps | 1982 | TV Movie | Oliver Hopkins |
| The Love Boat | 1979-1982 | TV Series | Jason Markham / Norman Lomax |
| Twilight Theater | 1982 | TV Movie | Various Characters |
| The Harlem Globetrotters on Gilligan's Island | 1981 | TV Movie | Gilligan |
| The Castaways on Gilligan's Island | 1979 | TV Movie | Gilligan |
| Rescue from Gilligan's Island | 1978 | TV Movie | Gilligan |
| Whatever Happened to Dobie Gillis? | 1977 | TV Short | Maynard G. Krebs |
| Far Out Space Nuts | 1975 | TV Series | Junior |
| The New Adventures of Gilligan | 1974-1975 | TV Series | Gilligan |
| Dusty's Trail | 1973-1974 | TV Series | Dusty |
| Love, American Style | 1970-1973 | TV Series | Sam Cosgrove (segment "Love and the Eat's Cafe") / (segment "Love and the Baby Derby") / Jeffrey (segment "Love and the Cake") / ... |
| The Good Guys | 1968-1970 | TV Series | Rufus Butterworth |
| Did You Hear the One About the Traveling Saleslady? | 1968 | Bertram Webb | |
| The Sweet Ride | 1968 | Choo-Choo Burns | |
| I Dream of Jeannie | 1967 | TV Series | Harold |
| Who's Minding the Mint? | 1967 | Willie Owens | |
| For Those Who Think Young | 1964 | Kelp | |
| Make Room for Daddy | 1964 | TV Series | Herbie |
| The Andy Griffith Show | 1964 | TV Series | Dud Wash |
| Take Her, She's Mine | 1963 | Alex (as Robert Denver) | |
| The Farmer's Daughter | 1963 | TV Series | Lieutenant Tenner |
| Dr. Kildare | 1963 | TV Series | Dr. Paul Garrett |
| The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis | 1959-1963 | TV Series | Maynard G. Krebs / General Ramon aka El Tigre |
| A Private's Affair | 1959 | MacIntosh | |
| The Silent Service | 1957 | TV Series | Murph |
Soundtrack
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| For Those Who Think Young | 1964 | performer: "Ho Daddy" | |
| The Andy Griffith Show | 1964 | TV Series performer - 1 episode | |
| The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis | 1959-1963 | TV Series performer - 30 episodes |
Self
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| The Steve Allen Playhouse | 1963 | TV Series | Himself |
| Here's Hollywood | 1961 | TV Series | Himself |
| Perry Como's Kraft Music Hall | 1960 | TV Series | Himself |
| All Access Pass: The TV Land Awards | 2004 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| The 2nd Annual TV Land Awards | 2004 | TV Special | Himself |
| ET in TV Land | 2003 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| Inside TV Land: 40 Greatest Theme Songs | 2002 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| TV Land Presents Blast from the Past | 2001 | Video Game documentary | Himself |
| Surviving Gilligan's Island: The Incredibly True Story of the Longest Three Hour Tour in History | 2001 | TV Movie | Himself |
| Entertainment Tonight Presents: Gilligan's Island - The Untold Tales | 2000 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| TV Guide's Truth Behind the Sitcom Scandals 2 | 2000 | TV Movie documentary | Himself |
| Gilligan's Island: Underneath the Grass Skirt | 1999 | TV Movie documentary | Himself / Gilligan |
| E! True Hollywood Story | 1999 | TV Series documentary | Himself |
| The Simpsons | 1998 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Rosie O'Donnell Show | 1997 | TV Series | Himself |
| Space Ghost Coast to Coast | 1994 | TV Series | Himself |
| Herman's Head | 1994 | TV Series | Himself |
| Late Night with Conan O'Brien | 1993 | TV Series | Himself - Guest |
| Good Morning America | 1993 | TV Series | Himself |
| Late Show with David Letterman | 1993 | TV Series | Himself |
| Evening Shade | 1993 | TV Series | Himself |
| Vicki! | 1992 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Howard Stern Show | 1992 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Joan Rivers Show | 1991 | TV Series | Himself |
| Offshore Television | 1988 | TV Series | Himself |
| The New Hollywood Squares | 1988 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Late Show | 1988 | TV Series | Himself |
| TV's Greatest Bits | 1987 | TV Movie | Himself |
| The 37th Annual Primetime Emmy Awards | 1985 | TV Special | Himself |
| Match Game/Hollywood Squares Hour | 1984 | TV Series | Himself |
| All-Star Salute to Mother's Day | 1981 | TV Special | Himself |
| Good Old Days Part II | 1978 | TV Special | Himself |
| The Mike Douglas Show | 1978 | TV Series | Himself - Actor |
| Captain Kangaroo | 1977 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Merv Griffin Show | 1976 | TV Series | Himself |
| Dinah! | 1975 | TV Series | Himself |
| Celebrity Sweepstakes | 1975 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Bob Goulet Show | 1970 | TV Movie | Himself - Singer |
| The Leslie Uggams Show | 1969 | TV Series | Himself |
| The Hollywood Squares | 1966-1967 | TV Series | Himself |
| Password All-Stars | 1966 | TV Series | Himself |
| P.D.Q. | 1966 | TV Series | Himself |
| Fractured Flickers | 1963 | TV Series | Himself |
Archive Footage
| Title | Year | Status | Character |
|---|---|---|---|
| Falling Skies | 2014 | TV Series | Gilligan |
| The Sixties | 2014 | TV Mini-Series documentary | Gilligan |
| Sunset Strip | 2012 | Documentary | Himself |
| 12th Annual Screen Actors Guild Awards | 2006 | TV Special | Himself - In Memoriam |
| Access Hollywood | 2005 | TV Series | Himself |
| Entertainment Tonight | 2005 | TV Series | Himself |
| Before the Three-Hour Tour | 2004 | Video documentary short | Gilligan |
| The Wackiest Wagon Train in the West | 1976 | Dusty |
Won Awards
| Year | Award | Ceremony | Nomination | Movie |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | Pop Culture Award | TV Land Awards | Gilligan's Island (1964) |
Known for movies
Gilligan's Island (1964-1992)
as Gilligan
The Many Loves of Dobie Gillis (1959-1963)
as Maynard G. Krebs / General Ramon aka El Tigre
The Good Guys (1968-1970)
as Rufus Butterworth
Dusty's Trail (1973-1974)
as Dusty